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No. 326,034. Patented sept. a, 1885.

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LEO HIRI, OF NEW KIOVVA, KANSAS.

SlPHON-STARTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,034, dated September 8, 1885.

Application lcd July 20, 1885.

To all whom it may concern'.-

Beit known that I, LEO Hin'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Kiowa, in the county of Barber and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Siphon-Starters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in siphons, and is designed to produce a device for decanting liquids that shall prevent the passage of particles of foreign matter, and that shall regulate the flow of the said liquid from the reservoir to the receptacle.

The improvements consist in the construction of parts, as set forth in the description.

and claims.

In describing the device, reference is had to the annexed drawings', in `which Figure l shows a perspective view of the device with a portion of the reservoir broken away to show the interior thereof and the contained mechanism, and Fig. 2 a perspective of the clamp.

In the said drawings, the reservoir is shown as a barrel, A, and the siphon as a tube, B, held to the barrel by castings C. The tube enters the barrel and carries at its end a filter consisting of a perforated portion, l), prefer ably spherical, ascrew-threaded or convoluted stem, E, entering the siphon-pipe, and a conical base, F. The base raises the iilter from the bottom of the barrel, and thus prevents its being clogged by sediment that naturally would rest thereon.

The sphere D may or may not contain ltering material.

The siphon pipe or tube B is connected to a tube or pipe, G, leading `from the receiving vessel, by means of a coupling, II, which may consist of a short piece of screw-threaded or convoluted pipe, as shown.

The tube G is provided with a bulb, I, for starting the siphon by extracting the air in the tubes, and thus causing the liquid to pass into them. The receiving-vessel is of course (No model.)

placed belonr the level of the liquid in the barrel.

As it is necessary to often stop the flow through the siphon, and it is desirable that theliquid should remain in the tubes, aclamp, as shown in Fig. 2, is provided. This clamp consists of two arms, K and L, joined by an integral spring continuation, M. One ofthe arms carries a loop or frame, N, which surrounds the other arm, and is provided wit-h. teeth O, in which the said arm engages. Hangers consisting of wires P, secured at one end to the clamp and hooked at the other end, support the said clamp by engaging around the pipe G, preferably at the conjunction of the said pipe and the neck of the bulb I. rI he arms K and L engage on either side of the pipe G, and by means of the toothed frame maintain a regulated or adjustable pressure thereon.

The spring tends to spread apart or open the arms, while they are closed or brought nearer together by pressure on their free ends. The clamp admits of the full flow of the liquid through the siphon; or it may be utilized to entirely stop it, as in the case of changing from one receiving-vessel to another.

I claim- 1. As an improvement in siphons, a clamp therefor, consisting of two arms joined by 4an integral spring, and a toothed frame secured to one arm and surrounding the other, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with the siphon, of a lilter consisting ol' a filter-chamber with a base or support and a projecting stem, and a clamp .consisting of two arms integrally connected by a spring, and a toothed frame secured to one arm and surrounding the other arm, said clamp being supported from the siphon-tube by hangers, substantially as and for the puir` pose specified.

3. The combination,with the pipe or branch carry-ing a bulb by means of a short neck, cf a clamp engaging around the pipe and provided with hangers engaging with the said pipe at its conjunction with the said bulbneck, substantially as and for the purpose specified. j

4. The con1bination,with the pi pc or branch cfm-ying a bulb by means of a short neck, of In t-estimony whereof I affix my signature :L chl-nlp consisting of spring-connected arms, in prcscncc o bvo Witnesses. a toothed frame connected to one :mn and surrounding thc other, and hangers connected LEO 'HIRT 5 to said clamp and engaging with thc pipe ab Vituesses:

its conjunction with the bulb-nook, substan- M. A. WOOD,

tmlly as and for thc purpose spccicd. D. BELT. 

